{"id":52706,"date":"2020-06-05T19:13:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T02:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=52706"},"modified":"2020-06-05T19:13:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T02:13:50","slug":"star-trek-short-treks-blu-ray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2020\/06\/star-trek-short-treks-blu-ray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Short Treks Blu-Ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<em>Star Trek: Short Treks<\/em> brings fans of the <em>Star Trek<\/em> universe together on a thrilling exploration of the themes and characters we&#8217;ve already come to love. Witness the <em>Star Trek: Discovery<\/em> story line expand with episodes featuring fan-favorites<strong> Rainn Wilson<\/strong> (Harry Mudd), <strong>Ethan Peck<\/strong> (Spock), <strong>Anson Mount<\/strong> (Captain Christopher Pike), <strong>Rebecca Romijn<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Experience nine thrilling shorts which deliver nearly two hours of live-action and animated adventures never-before-seen in <em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s history. Special features include a making-of featurette, in-depth cast interviews and exclusive series commentaries. This must-own addition to the <em>Star Trek<\/em> franchise is guaranteed to take you further into the galaxy than ever before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-3-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Contents:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nine Short Treks:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Runaway<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Calypso<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Brightest Star<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Escape Artist<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Q&amp;A<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Trouble With Edward<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ask Not<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ephraim &amp; Dot<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Girl Who Made The Stars<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Bonus Content:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Coming of Age<\/em> &#8211; 7:30. Tied to the <em>Runawa<\/em>y short, the first installment of the new <em>Short Trek<\/em> format was written by executive producers <strong>Jenny Lumet<\/strong> and<strong> Alex Kurtzman<\/strong> about Tilly finding a stowaway with whom she can relate. In this behind-the-scenes interview, Kurtzman, Director <strong>Maja Vrvilo<\/strong> and star <strong>Mary Wiseman<\/strong> talk about the use of the short to give the audience further insight into Tilly&#8217;s character.<\/li>\n<li><em>Shall We Dance<\/em> &#8211; 8:15. Writer <strong>Michael Chabon<\/strong> and Director <strong>Olatunde Osunsanmi<\/strong> discuss the challenges of creating a compelling story with only one on-screen character in the familiar setting of the <em>USS Discovery<\/em> for the <em>Calypso<\/em> short.<\/li>\n<li><em>First Contact: Kaminar<\/em> &#8211; 5:09. A deep dive into <em>The Brightest Star<\/em> short and creating Saru&#8217;s backstory with the <em>Star Trek<\/em> actors and writers.<\/li>\n<li><em>Covered in Mudd<\/em> &#8211; 4:52. Tied to The Escape Artist short, an interview with star Rainn Wilson about directing the Harry Mudd short and his experience on both sides of the camera.<\/li>\n<li><em>Ensign Spock&#8217;s First Day<\/em> &#8211; 10:16. Writer Michael Chabon talks about writing for <em>Ensign Spock<\/em> and finding hidden talents in relation to the <em>Q&amp;A<\/em> short.<\/li>\n<li><em>Here Comes Tribble<\/em> &#8211; 3:43. Fans will dive into <em>The Trouble With Edward<\/em> short as prop master <strong>Mario Moreira<\/strong> discusses bringing back the beloved Tribbles for the shorts.<\/li>\n<li><em>Score!<\/em> &#8211; 6:09. A behind-the-curtain discussion with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer<strong> Michael Giacchino<\/strong> about taking the reins on <em>Ephraim and Dot<\/em> and directing and composing for <em>Star Trek: Short Treks.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bedtime Stories<\/em> &#8211; 7:45. Writer<strong> Brandon Schultz<\/strong>, director Olatunde Osunsanmi, and actor <strong>Kenric Green<\/strong> (&#8220;Mike Burnham&#8221;) discuss the development of <em>The Girl Who Made the Stars<\/em>, the animated<em> Short Trek<\/em> about a bedtime story.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Making of Short Treks<\/em> &#8211; 4:25. An in-depth discussion with executive producer Alex Kurtzman and more about how and why the new concept <em>Short Treks<\/em> were made.<\/li>\n<li><em>Two Audio Commentaries<\/em>: Featuring Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman [and] Jenny Lumet providing commentary for the <em>Runaway<\/em> short, and star <strong>Anson Mount<\/strong> providing commentary for the <em>Ask Not<\/em> short.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-2-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Review:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Short Treks<\/em> are delightful glimpses into the world of <em>Star Trek<\/em>. From backstories on Harry Mudd and Saru, to glimpses into the past via <em>Ephraim and Dot<\/em> and the future via <em>Calypso<\/em>, there is something here for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I particularly liked when it came to the special content was that all but one of the items were in the menu directly below the<em> Short<\/em> Treks episode to which they referred. This made it easy to watch the <em>Short Trek<\/em>, and then to hop right to the bonus content for that episode.<\/p>\n<p>It was great to see these <em>Short Treks<\/em> again, and the bonus content is icing on the cake.<\/p>\n<p>The cost for the <em>Star Trek: Short Treks<\/em> set is reasonable and every Trek fan should get a copy of<em> Star Trek: Short Treks<\/em>. You can order yours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Star-Trek-Short-Treks-Blu-ray\/dp\/B085RRZM4J\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Star+Trek+short+treks+blu-ray&amp;qid=1591316574&amp;sr=8-1\/TrekToday\">here<\/a>, in either Blu-ray ($19.96) or DVD ($14.96).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-4-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Star Trek: Short Treks brings fans of the Star Trek universe together on a thrilling&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443,9585],"tags":[2760,6092],"class_list":["post-52706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-merchandise","category-star-trek-short-treks","tag-blu-ray","tag-review"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-slider-full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-featured":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/STSTReview-060520-1.jpg",580,225,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"T&#39;Bonz","author_link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/author\/tbonz\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/merchandise\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Merchandise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/star-trek-short-treks\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Star Trek: Short Treks<\/a>","tag_info":"Star Trek: Short Treks","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52711,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52706\/revisions\/52711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}